I just downloaded my pre-order from Gamersgate. For once the download speeds were decent. I'm teaching all day, so it will be a while before I can try it out.BTW, if you pre-ordered DLC, it is redeemed from the in-game store. You can also buy DLC there using GG's blue coins. Just FYI.

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If the road home crosses any landscape features that include words like "forgotten," "void," "razorthorn," "shadowmist," or "doom," then I vote that we take a nap first.

I just noticed this game the other day, so I dug up some info on it and it looks very good. It sort of sounds like Medieval 2 TW, but grand-strategic only as opposed to grand strategic+tactical. Interesting that it lets you start at the Norman conquest and conclude at the closing year of the 100 Years War.

That review in this thread describes it as having RPG features, but I didn't get that impression from anything else I read? Can anyone here that has it confirm whether or not it does?

That review in this thread describes it as having RPG features, but I didn't get that impression from anything else I read? Can anyone here that has it confirm whether or not it does?

It doesn't have RPG features in the traditional sense. What it has are events that can change your character's traits. For example, you might get an event that pops up asking if you'd like to lead a hunt for a giant boar. Depending on your choice of whether or not to go on the hunt and whether or not you are successful on the hunt, your character could earn the trait Brave, or Coward, or Timid, or ...

The traits that your character earns effect your realm, but they aren't traditional level-ups or abilities that you choose deliberately. They come through the course of the game.

I've got the game and can't wait to spend time with it. I loved the original. In the few minutes I've had to jump in and look around, it looks and feels great.

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That review in this thread describes it as having RPG features, but I didn't get that impression from anything else I read? Can anyone here that has it confirm whether or not it does?

It doesn't have RPG features in the traditional sense. What it has are events that can change your character's traits. For example, you might get an event that pops up asking if you'd like to lead a hunt for a giant boar. Depending on your choice of whether or not to go on the hunt and whether or not you are successful on the hunt, your character could earn the trait Brave, or Coward, or Timid, or ...

The traits that your character earns effect your realm, but they aren't traditional level-ups or abilities that you choose deliberately. They come through the course of the game.

I've got the game and can't wait to spend time with it. I loved the original. In the few minutes I've had to jump in and look around, it looks and feels great.

Let us know how it goes. I love games like Civ, nabanBLAHs ambition, etc. I am sort of in game overload at the moment however.

That review in this thread describes it as having RPG features, but I didn't get that impression from anything else I read? Can anyone here that has it confirm whether or not it does?

It doesn't have RPG features in the traditional sense. What it has are events that can change your character's traits. For example, you might get an event that pops up asking if you'd like to lead a hunt for a giant boar. Depending on your choice of whether or not to go on the hunt and whether or not you are successful on the hunt, your character could earn the trait Brave, or Coward, or Timid, or ...

The traits that your character earns effect your realm, but they aren't traditional level-ups or abilities that you choose deliberately. They come through the course of the game.

Wow, that sounds very cool.

I've noticed this is getting excellent reviews from some sites. I'm getting it for sure.

It's a blast. In my first four years in Scotland, I have imprisoned my brother (for plotting to kill my heir) and my marshall (for plotting to overthrow me), re-married (I was a widow at game's launch), have a new child on the way, and have to decide if I want to press a claim against a vassal of Norway.

So much fun.

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Be warned, even if you only have a slight interest in this game, this review will probably push you over the top. Adam Smith makes it sound like the game I have always dreamed of playing as I was reading a history book. I bought it, but haven't had a chance to play it, can't wait to dive in.

This alone will appeal to a lot of people:

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Heck, do you like A Game of Thrones? This is the best Game of Thrones game you will probably ever play, unless you really need the fantasy element and if you do, then for Godís sake just pretend that pagans are riding wolves and French people have six eyes or whatever it is you need to do, but play this game. Thereís incest and intrigue aplenty and isnít that what GRRARGH Martin is really all about?

Yes and yes. May just be my favorite paradox game. If you enjoyed the original, get this. The family stuff is such a nice addition and really adds a great roleplaying/storytelling element to the game. My brother and i have also been having great luck with pretty much rock solid 2 player multiplayer (both on broadband) which is fantastic. 4 thumbs up (2 being my brother's).

Just a heads up to folks that might still be interested in this game, or maybe got the base game and not all the DLC. Steam has had CKII and most of the DLC on sale this week, 75% off. The sale ends in 37 or so hours. I picked up the main DLC packages Legacy of Rome, Sword of Islam and The Republic, although I opted out of the Aztec invasion one as that just sounds a bit too, well, odd for my tastes.

My son saw it in the Steam sale and he knew I'd been meaning to get it for the past year. He bought it, along with The Republic expansion, for me as one of my birthday gifts. I'm looking forward to exploring it later this evening.

My son saw it in the Steam sale and he knew I'd been meaning to get it for the past year. He bought it, along with The Republic expansion, for me as one of my birthday gifts. I'm looking forward to exploring it later this evening.

I hadn't played it in several months, but getting the DLC motivated me to try again. This time I quit worrying about studying the manual and the user's guide and all the numbers and nuances and just play for fun. I ended up staying up half the night ruling my little duchy, marrying off my children to lock me into some bigger kingdoms, overthrowing my neighbors, and (oops) having to throw my son into prison when he refused to return the title to me that I gave him when he was two years old. Well, he got to enjoy it for four years, what is he complaining about??

I hadn't played it in several months, but getting the DLC motivated me to try again. This time I quit worrying about studying the manual and the user's guide and all the numbers and nuances and just play for fun. I ended up staying up half the night ruling my little duchy, marrying off my children to lock me into some bigger kingdoms, overthrowing my neighbors, and (oops) having to throw my son into prison when he refused to return the title to me that I gave him when he was two years old. Well, he got to enjoy it for four years, what is he complaining about??

Wow, that sounds like 1 awesome gaming session! I doubt I'll get anywhere near that far into it tonight - I'm one of those gamers that has to read the manual for strategy games to avoid feeling completely lost in the first 15 minutes. I noticed a few fans have created some video tutorials and posted them on the Steam community guides site, so I'll probably will check out 1 of those.

I hadn't played it in several months, but getting the DLC motivated me to try again. I noticed a few fans have created some video tutorials and posted them on the Steam community guides site, so I'll probably will check out 1 of those.

Good God this game is deep. In my 1st game I'm playing the Abyssinians with their Miaphysite flavor of Christianity. At one point I attempted to exploit some possibilities by marrying my daughter into a Sunni Islam family. Before I knew it my daughter's new husband was in prison, my daughter was back in my kingdom and shortly after a screen popped up with a portrait of her husband with an agonized look and a scream of pain - he was dead. I swear I didn't make any careless clicks on dialog boxes. From what I can make of it my daughter had a nasty streak in her character (think it was an Intrigue thing) and just plotted his demise. Being new to the game, I wasn't being too careful about who educated her, so maybe she learned a bad trait. I had time accelerated at 1 point without many pauses, so I guess maybe I may have made a bad click or 2, but for those who've played this game a lot - can nasty shit like that go down?

Needless to say I haven't married any of my children into an Islamic family since.

There's a new DLC expansion out called the The Old Gods. It apparently adds lots of Viking and northern European pagan content. I didn't get it myself, because I just bought the Sword of the Caliph and Legacy of Rome expansions in the sale and haven't had a chance to play any of the Republic expansion yet. From what I'm reading on the Paradox CK II forum The Old Gods is an excellent expansion.

There's a new DLC expansion out called the The Old Gods. It apparently adds lots of Viking and northern European pagan content. I didn't get it myself, because I just bought the Sword of the Caliph and Legacy of Rome expansions in the sale and haven't had a chance to play any of the Republic expansion yet. From what I'm reading on the Paradox CK II forum The Old Gods is an excellent expansion.

I'm waiting for a sale on Old Gods, figure it'll come soon enough. I've only been dabbling with the game on and off even though I've been grabbing all the expansions when they go on sale for cheap, one of these days I need to dive in.

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Might have to end my HRE play through. The old Kaiser passed away and his 14 yr old son has inherited his old titles including Kaiser and 99% of his vassal are ready to revolt. Don't think I can hold onto the crowns and duchies I've accumulated. Might play it out just to see how long I can last